Introduction to Intelligence Studies

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opinions known. If white supremacists move from peacefully protesting to

inciting lawless action, such as violence or a riot, then the First Amendment

no longer protects the speech. Fighting words, or true threats, are also not

protected. us, the Ku Klux Klan’s act of burning a cross on a lawn in an

eort to intimidate someone would not be protected by the First Amendment.

But how does the First Amendment apply when people want to reveal

classied information about the IC? Under the Espionage Act, civilians do

not have the right to reveal classied information to the public, and mili-

tary personnel do not have a right to reveal classied information under

the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). In ...